Places
36 places found.
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- Torquay, Devon
- Salcombe, Devon
- Exeter, Devon
- Plymouth, Devon
- Ilfracombe, Devon
- Sidmouth, Devon
- Barnstaple, Devon
- Paignton, Devon
- Exmouth, Devon
- Dartmouth, Devon
- Teignmouth, Devon
- Tavistock, Devon
- Seaton, Devon
- Bideford, Devon
- Okehampton, Devon
- Dawlish, Devon
- Kingsbridge, Devon
- Newton Abbot, Devon
- Totnes, Devon
- Lynton, Devon
- Tiverton, Devon
- Budleigh Salterton, Devon
- Ashburton, Devon
- Axminster, Devon
- Honiton, Devon
- Ottery St Mary, Devon
- Ivybridge, Devon
- Crediton, Devon
- Great Torrington, Devon
- Buckfastleigh, Devon
- Northam, Devon
- South Molton, Devon
- Holsworthy, Devon
- Woolfardisworthy, Devon
- Millwey Rise, Devon
- Higher Dunstone, Devon
Photos
20,190 photos found. Showing results 61 to 80.
Maps
7,210 maps found.
Books
32 books found. Showing results 73 to 96.
Memories
314 memories found. Showing results 31 to 40.
Waterloo In The 1940s To 1950s
My early memories are of Waterloo where I used to live at Winchester Avenue until 1958. My father died there in 1989. On College Road there were air raid shelters which me and other kids played in after the ...Read more
A memory of Waterloo by
Wartime Evacuee
I lived with a lovely Welsh family in a cottage, on the road down to the viaduct, I have forgotten the road name. The Gwaun-cae- Gurwen Juniors School was nearby; I attended that school ,my foster sister Esther Mary Davies ...Read more
A memory of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen by
Warners
As a young child I can remember several holidays taken at the Warners holiday camp at Seaton. The serious business of 'motoring down to Devon' was never taken lightly, lunch was prepared the night before to be eaten at Stonehenge, where ...Read more
A memory of Seaton in 1965 by
War Years
Born in 1938 in Modbury, I can remember the latter years of World War II. I remember vividly the nights during the months of the heavy blitz on Plymouth, with the beams from searchlights that were based just outside the town ...Read more
A memory of Modbury by
War
The Blitz started with the Sirens wailing in the early evenings, to warn of the approach of enemy planes. Then complete silence for quite a long time as we waited with mounting apprehension in the passage way, mother, myself, Dennis and David ...Read more
A memory of Bristol in 1940 by
Waitressing At The Constitutional
While I was at university I spent the summer holiday vacations waitressing at Hopton's holiday camp,1952, 1953 and 1954. I am now living in Devon and am in the same drama as a male friend who had holidayed ...Read more
A memory of Hopton on Sea in 1952
Visits To Dartmouth
My cousin and spouse lived in Dartmouth when I was young, - they were a generation older than I, and ran a Fish and Chip Shop on Broasdway. The family visited them quite often - during the day my siblings and I would patrol the ...Read more
A memory of Dartmouth by
Visiting Ford Park Cemetery
My Dad came from Plymouth and when we were on holiday in devon we would always visit the cemetery to visit our Nan and Granddads grave. My dad died 4 years ago but whenever I am visiting Devon from Essex I always make ...Read more
A memory of Plymouth
Urmston Lane, Stretford
Me and my sister Jane were adopted due to neglect and abuse, then lived on Urmston Lane,sadly the abuse continued. However I enjoyed my time at Lostock Secondary Modern and also Stretford Cricket Club. My mates Paul Atherton, ...Read more
A memory of Sale by
Uncle Arthur And The East Devon Golf Club
Both my parents had family in Devon. My mum had a relatively whom I knew as Uncle Arthur. He was a golf pro at the East Devon Golf Club and lived in a house close to the course with ...Read more
A memory of Knowle by
Captions
227 captions found. Showing results 73 to 96.
St Paul's was built in the Early English style by the Earl of Devon in 1861.
Local opinion is that the village is every bit as striking as the more famous Clovelly in nearby North Devon.
Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.
An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon
Teignmouth is the second-oldest seaside resort in Devon; it has attracted visitors from the middle of the 18th century.
An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon
early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon
Smuggling was rife on the East Devon coast as an organised industry well into the 19th century, hence the strong coastguard presence in every town.
South Devon Railway purchased the first Catholic Church of 1854 for £2000 after deciding to open the rail- way tunnels beneath it.
As with so many East Devon villages, a tiny stream - the Beer Brook - runs down the main street, first on one side of the road and then on the other.
The 50 steps alongside the wall (centre) lead to a churchyard with one of the finest views in Devon.
The 50 steps alongside the wall (centre) lead to a churchyard with one of the finest views in Devon.
French-derived names are common in North Devon; there was an influx of Huguenots from France in 1685 when they were being persecuted.
The church has a three-gabled east end and a west tower rather reminiscent of a Devon church.
Not far away is another of East Devon's prehistoric
Tiny fishing smacks still set out from the cove each day, much as they probably did in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was first sighted off the Devon coast.
This idyllic scene hides a darker truth: Devon fell prey to an agricultural depression in the 1880s, and grain prices fell, causing thousands of acres of hitherto cultivated land to revert to grazing.
The stone was used extensively for the arcades of many Devon churches.
A place familiar to all train travellers through Devon, Dawlish nestles across the sides of a broad combe, with the railway line protecting the town from the sea.
Tiny fishing smacks still set out from the cove each day, much as they probably did in 1588 when the Spanish Armada was first sighted off the Devon coast.
Kingsbridge church, seen here in the distance, is dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr, an unusual dedication for a Devon church.
Kingsbridge church, seen here in the distance, is dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr, an unusual dedication for a Devon church.
Until recently, when Torbay succumbed to urban sprawl, the green fields of Devon did come almost to the heart of the town.
Until recently, when Torbay succumbed to urban sprawl, the green fields of Devon did come almost to the heart of the town.
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